Girl · #15,082 in 2026

Bergan

Bergen is a city and municipality in the Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital, Oslo.

Current Rank
#15,082
Peak Rank
#12,675 (2007)
Total Babies
58
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1999
First Year
2020
Last Year
2007
Peak Year
#12675
Peak Rank
58
Total Count
10
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Bergan

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Bergen is a city and municipality in the Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital, Oslo.

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Origin & history
For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Bergen . Hieronymus Scholeus's impression of Bergen. The drawing was made c. 1580 and was published in an atlas with drawings of many different cities ( Civitaes orbis terrarum ). The city of Bergen was traditionally thought to have been founded by king Olav Kyrre , son of Harald Hardråde in 1070 AD, four years after the Viking Age in England ended with the Battle of Stamford Bridge . Modern research has, however, discovered that a trading settlement had already been established in the 1020s or 1030s. Bergen gradually assumed the function of capital o

The Story of Bergan

Bergan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 8 Bergans were born — ranking #12,675 that year. As of 2026, Bergan ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 58 Bergans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Bergan

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bergan

What does the name Bergan mean?
Bergen is a city and municipality in the Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital, Oslo.
How popular is Bergan in 2026?
In 2026, Bergan ranks #15,082 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Bergan most popular?
Bergan reached its peak popularity in 2007, ranking #12,675 that year with 8 babies given the name.
Is Bergan a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Bergan is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Bergan?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Bergan include Melady, Allisun, Chen. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Bergan

Bergan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Bergan's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #12,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Bergan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.